I'm trying to plan a trip late this summer or into the Fall to the Pine Creek area. I have some flexibility on dates and wonder if someone can give me a recommendation on the best timing and patterns I should focus on. Late September? October? I don't have much experience fishing in the late season, but I've heard it can be good on Pine, particularly for big Browns that time of year. I've fished Pine in May, but have not had much luck compared to ther central PA streams that time of the year. Still trying to zero in on specific stretches of water and patterns. I would think terestrials would be the best bet for the surface late summer and into at least the early Fall, but not sure how long into September or October those pattterns would work. Really don't have a clue what sort of nymphs to fish that time of the year.

I would say wait until early October. The Hotel and Wolfe's Store will most like have stocked their German Browns in the delayed harvest stretch by then. If you go before any of the stockings, you most likely will have a hard to finding any trout in the lower 2/3rds of Pine.

Guys,Thanks for taking the time and passing along some great info and suggestions. Just what I needed. Didn't know about the stocking button donation opportunity. Will definitely participate and enjoy giving back something.Thanks again.